Khan Tuman

Khan Tuman is a village in Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. In 2004, it had a population of 2,781 people, residing along a hilltop just east of the Queiq River; its name comes from a khan (known as a caravanserai in Persian) built in 1189. Parts of the caravanserai were demolished in 1970 to accomodate the Aleppo-Latakia railroad, and the small town was peaceful until the start of the Syrian Civil War. During the Syrian Civil War (especially in 2016), Khan Tuman was on the front line of combat between the al-Nusra Front and the Syrian Arab Army during the battle of Aleppo, with the Syrian Opposition's offensives in southern Aleppo often bringing the war to Khan Tuman.